Senior C++ Software Engineer
WorldQuant4 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Build software platforms and tooling for large-scale quantitative research and portfolio production.
- Write, test, and deploy production-quality C++ code on Linux.
- Develop large-scale distributed systems and high-performance applications.
- Apply data structures, algorithms, and concurrency patterns to solve complex technical problems.
- Collaborate with researchers and portfolio managers on firmwide platforms.
- Independently own technical challenges with minimal direction.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience writing production-quality C++ code on Linux.
- Development experience with Python.
- Strong understanding of Linux system programming fundamentals.
- Ability to develop large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, high-performance application design, and concurrency patterns.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal direction, and proficient in English.
- Experience with large-scale graph-data computation or streaming/dataflow systems is preferred.
- Prior financial-services experience is not required.
About WorldQuant
WorldQuant is a privately held quantitative asset management firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. It builds proprietary research platforms and trading infrastructure to generate predictive signals and deploy systematic investment strategies across global markets and asset classes for institutional investors. The firm manages over $7 billion in assets under management and operates a network of offices worldwide.